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Roger G. Benoit of Northampton, a longtime metal worker, died July 14.
Born Dec. 10, 1941, he served in the Navy on the USS Wasp.
He joined UMass Amherst in 1971, and although he retired in 2002, he continued working in past-retirement appointments until June 11.
He leaves his wife Susan Benoit...

Distinguished Professor Steve Tracy, Afro-American studies, has been awarded the Distinguished Overseas Professorship by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
The award honors a foreign professor with internationally recognized academic achievement and influence in a particular field or discipline....

Erin Baker, the Armstrong Professional Development Professor and professor of industrial engineering, was a keynote speaker at the 2017 International Energy Workshop (IEW) held July 12-14 at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The IEW brings the international energy modeling community...

Angelica Bernal, assistant professor of political science, has been named the new director of the Academic Fellows Program (AFP – formerly known as the Academic Leadership Fellows Program) for the 2017-18 academic year.
The program was founded by academic dean Jackie Brousseau-Pereira to...

Harry Rockland-Miller, staff psychologist and director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH), is retiring this month after 21 years with the university.
The campus community is invited to a reception in his honor on Thursday, Sept. 7 from 4-6 p.m. in the Amherst Room, Campus...

Stockbridge School of Agriculture entomologist John Stoffolano spent a week this summer in Puglia, Italy, as part of an ongoing study of the role of common house flies and their connection to the spread of the ORF virus to sheep and goats worldwide.
The Institute Zooprofilattico of Puglia and...

Lynn Phillips, senior lecturer and chief undergraduate advisor in the department of communication, has been appointed director of academic engagement and student success for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. In this position, she will further develop and lead the college in the...

Hugh C. Davis, 94, of Leverett, professor emeritus of regional planning, died June 2.
Born Nov. 6, 1922, in Shirley, he spent his early years on the family apple farm before moving to Winter Park, Florida. During WW II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aerial photographer and received the...

NASA announced on July 11 that it has named a rippled linear dune of dark Martian sand “Nathan Bridges Dune” after planetary scientist and UMass Amherst geosciences alumnus Nathan Bridges (Ph.D. 1997). He died in April of a sudden heart attack at age 50. He was a planetary research...

Erin Baker, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and an internationally recognized expert in energy and economics, has been named the John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professional Development Professor. The Board of Trustees approved the appointment on June 20.
The professorship is...

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Enobong (Anna) Branch, associate professor of sociology, has been appointed by Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to the position of associate chancellor for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.
“Through her academic research on race and gender as well as her professional activities on and...

The following statement was sent to the campus community on Aug. 15:
As the summer winds down and we prepare for the coming academic year, our nation is grappling with the emergence of a pernicious form of hatred and intolerance. The horrific events that unfolded over the weekend at the University...

Nearly 90 elementary-age students from the Greater Holyoke YMCA took part in a campus scavenger hunt on July 28 as part of university outreach efforts to get young students, especially those from underrepresented populations, to begin thinking about college.
The students were from the Power...

UMass Amherst undergraduates in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture have set up a hydroponic food farm on campus. They grow leafy greens, vegetables and fruits in raised water beds, and they aim to supply fresh produce to the campus community year-round.

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The department of English will revive a long-running symposium devoted to the study of the teaching of writing, founded and endowed in 1999 by professor Peter Elbow. In recognition of his generosity and dedication to...

Amherst public works crews will be paving North Pleasant Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Eastman Lane beginning Thursday, Aug. 17 from 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
The work is expected to last two days, and weather for Friday...

The Molecular and Cardiovascular Physiology Lab at is looking at how heart disease risk changes during the menopausal transition and is seeking premenopausal women who are 40 years old or older.
If you have been...